Vine City station
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Vine City is an at-grade subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is one of only two stations served by the Green and Blue lines at all times.
Vine City primarily provides access to the Vine City area, overflow service to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as well as access to the Atlanta University Center. It also features 27 parking spaces in a small on-site lot. Due to its dense location, it is not directly served with bus service;[1] however, bus service is provided along the streets surrounding the station and at the nearby Hamilton E. Holmes station or Five Points station.
As of 2013, Vine City only had a weekday average of 821 entries, making it the least busy station.[2]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance, station house |
| 2F Platform level |
Westbound | ← Green Line toward Bankhead (Ashby) ← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (Ashby) |
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| Eastbound | Green Line toward Edgewood / Candler Park (King Memorial weekends) (GWCC/CNN Center) → Green Line nighttime termination track → Blue Line toward Indian Creek (GWCC/CNN Center) → | |
History
Vine City was opened on December 22, 1979, making it part of the second oldest section of MARTA, as every other west station (denoted with a "W" in their station code) was opened on the same day, including the East-West section of Five Points.[3] Although it is now part of the Green and Blue Lines, both were originally one line, The East-West Line. It was considered one line from its launch until 2006 when the West branch and the Proctor Creek branch were redesignated as the East-West Line (the current Blue Line) and the Proctor Creek Line (the current Green Line). 3 years later in 2009, MARTA switched over the color system, giving us the modern day Green and Blue Lines.
The area it serves, Vine City, was mostly industrial in the early 20th century, being just south of Atlanta's largest power plant, the Davis Street Plant. As of 2015, some of the areas west of Northside Drive are largely abandoned and primed for redevelopment.
Bus Routes
The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:
- Route 94 - Northside Drive
Nearby areas
The area around Vine City station includes a mix of residential and commercial development, but is dominated by other uses, such as stadiums and college campuses.[4]
Landmarks include:
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Morris Brown College
- Herndon Stadium
- Clark Atlanta University
- Spelman College
- Morehouse College
- Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame
References
External links
- Station Overview, including video tour3
- Electric Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- MARTA Guide
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